ChamberChoice Chamber Members Projected to Save Up to $20 Million in 2010

PITTSBURGH, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- With the expiration of electricity rate caps in the PPL electric distribution territory in Pennsylvania on January 1, 2010, many businesses have experienced over a 30 percent rate increase in rates in the new year. However, organizations that have selected electricity supply options offered through Chamber of Commerce Service Corporation's (CCSC) ChamberChoice Energy Program have been able to minimize these cost increases, and in some cases businesses in the program have even experienced a decrease over capped 2009 default rates. Program members will save between $15 and $20 million in 2010 alone.  

In 2009, the ChamberChoice Energy Program, managed by OnDemand Energy, has placed over 1,200 business clients with over 1.2 billion annual kilowatt hours of usage into third party electricity supply contracts in Pennsylvania with nine different suppliers comprising over a dozen different product types, by far the largest volume of load placed into contracts by any one consultant.  

"We are extremely pleased with the performance of the ChamberChoice Energy Program.  Chamber Partners are commended for their leadership roles within the business communities.  We feel fortunate to have partnered with OnDemand Energy to bring one of the leading energy program providers in the U.S. to our Chamber Members," said Sam Weber, President of CCSC.

Within the ChamberChoice Energy Program, OnDemand is providing a managed pool option where small to medium sized Chamber members can purchase energy just like large industrial users. The pool is designed to layer in bulk electricity purchases from the wholesale markets over time to avoid the risk of purchasing all your energy at one time.  This results in lower and less risky pricing for businesses participating in the pool. This option has proven to be very popular with Chamber members as they attempt to take advantage of newly competitive electricity markets.

"The ChamberChoice energy program is delivering energy savings opportunities to all of their Chamber Member businesses whether small or large, from small retail establishments to very large institutional customers," said John Zbihley, President of OnDemand Energy.

About Chamber of Commerce Service Corporation (CCSC)

CCSC was founded in 1992 by 33 local chambers of commerce.  Over the past 18 years, CCSC has grown to provide a myriad of value-added solutions, such as individual and group health, dental and vision insurance options, online human resources tools, long term care insurance, aggregated energy solutions and much more. CCSC is continually working to expand our product portfolio to meet the ever changing needs and expectations of our business communities.

About OnDemand

OnDemand is an independent energy services firm that focuses on providing leading edge electricity procurement solutions for our business customers. Most recently, OnDemand has experienced tremendous growth through provision of energy program services to our affinity partners throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.   OnDemand has been licensed by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission since 1999, and have placed more than eight billion kilowatt-hours of load into third party electricity supply contracts.  Our staff is comprised of energy and utility experts in managing the complexities of energy supply, delivery, and consumption which enables our customers to lower their energy costs on both on the supply and demand side of the meter.

SOURCE OnDemand